Daily Archives: March 24, 2017

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Sequential Brands Group announces the appointment of Karen Murray as CEO

Sequential Brands Group announces the appointment of Karen Murray as CEO

 

NEW YORK, 2017-Mar-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sequential Brands Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:SQBG) (the “Company”) today (March 22, 2017) announced that Karen Murray has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company.  Ms. Murray has also been appointed to serve as a Director of the Company.  A strong operator who has a depth of management and industry experience, she was most recently President of VF Sportswear, a wholly owned subsidiary of VF Corporation, one of the world’s largest apparel makers. Ms. Murray is replacing Yehuda Shmidman, who is stepping down from his position at the Company and as a member of the Board of Directors.

William Sweedler, Chairman of the Board said, “Karen Murray has outstanding leadership skills and industry experience and she has demonstrated her ability to activate and grow successful brands. We are excited to have an executive of Karen’s caliber join and lead our team at Sequential to grow with us.  I have admired her and watched her thrive in her career, and I am pleased that we will be able to work together.”

“I’m excited to join Sequential Brands Group, a company with powerful brands, world-class licensing and retail partners, and a talented team,” said Ms. Murray. “After 30 years of experience managing consumer brands in both licensing and operating businesses, I’m thrilled to join a company with such strong growth prospects, and I look forward to working with the team.

Prior to joining Sequential, Ms. Murray was the President of VF Sportswear, where she oversaw the $1.2 billion global brand, Nautica, as well as Kipling. She joined VF Sportswear, in 2007 as President of its Nautica Men’s Sportswear and Nautica Jeans Company businesses and the following year, she was appointed President of VF Sportswear. Ms. Murray began her career at Gant, where she remained for nine years before transitioning to Liz Claiborne. She assumed many different roles throughout her tenure at Claiborne, including President from 1998 to 2007.

“On behalf of the Board, I want to thank Yehuda for his service and the contributions he has made during his tenure with the Company,” continued Sweedler. “We wish him the best in his future endeavors.”

About Sequential Brands Group, Inc.
Sequential Brands Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:SQBG) owns, promotes, markets, and licenses a portfolio of consumer brands in the fashion, active and home categories.  Sequential seeks to ensure that its brands continue to thrive and grow by employing strong brand management, design and marketing teams.  Sequential has licensed and intends to license its brands in a variety of consumer categories to retailers, wholesalers and distributors in the United States and around the world.  For more information, please visit Sequential’s website at: www.sequentialbrandsgroup.com.  To inquire about licensing opportunities, please email: newbusiness@sbg-ny.com.

Media Contact:
Magrino
Leigh Ann Ambrosi/ Mary Blanton Ogushwitz
T: 212-672-0353/212-259-0534
E:  lambrosi@smapr.com / mary.blanton@smapr.com

Investor Contact:
Sequential Brands Group, Inc.
Katherine Nash
T:  512-757-2566
E:  knash@sbg-ny.com

Source: Sequential Brands Group, Inc./globenewswire

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CBRE Group honored with 2017 LGBTQ Business Equality Excellence Award

Los Angeles, 2017-Mar-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — CBRE Group, Inc. has been honored by the Business Equality Network (BEQ) on an inaugural annual list of companies devoted to a diverse and inclusive workplace and marketplace. The 2017 LGBTQ Business Equality Excellence Award honors organizations for fostering economic stability in the LGBTQ community through the fair treatment and inclusion of LGBTQ employees, suppliers, consumers and partners in business.

The BEQ Pride Editorial Board and the Awards Review Committee select 107 outstanding LGBTQ and Allied individuals, business owners and corporations that exhibit the tenets of business equality and support the economic empowerment of diverse communities. This is the first year that BEQ has recognized member companies for initiatives specifically developed and designed to increase diversity and inclusion within its leadership and employee base.

Each selected organization has active LGBTQ employee resource groups or resources set aside for employees to form an employee resource group. All have demonstrated dedication to bringing LGBTQ-owned businesses into their supply chains and are active with LGBTQ business organizations, including corporate partnership with the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce. The majority of the awardees are also among the Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality as recognized by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2017 Corporate Equality Index.

“This recognition reflects our commitment to bringing all perspectives to the table to deliver the best client outcomes. We are tremendously proud of our people and of this achievement,” said Tim Schroeder, managing director, Global Workplace Solutions, CBRE and co-executive sponsor of the LGBT & Allies Network Group.

Earlier this year, CBRE was named a World’s Most Ethical Company by The Ethisphere Institute for the fourth consecutive year and has been recognized as one of Fortune magazine’s Most Admired Companies for four consecutive years. CBRE also ranked 15th on the list of 500 U.S.-based companies in Forbes magazine’s 2016 “America’s Best Employers” list.

More information on CBRE’s diversity and inclusion efforts can be found here. For more information on the 2017 Corporate Equality Index or to download a free copy of the report, visit http://www.hrc.org/cei.

About CBRE Group, Inc.
CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Los Angeles, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2016 revenue). The company has more than 75,000 employees (excluding affiliates), and serves real estate investors and occupiers through approximately 450 offices (excluding affiliates) worldwide. CBRE offers a broad range of integrated services, including facilities, transaction and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage services and development services. Please visit our website at www.cbre.com.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Robert McGrath
Senior Director, Global Media Relations
+1 212 9848267

Source:  CBRE Group, Inc.

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Paradies Lagardère secures four awards including USA Today 10 Best Readers’ Choice recognition for Best Airport for Dining

Travel retail and restaurateur leader secures four awards, including USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice recognition for Best Airport for Dining

ATLANTA, 2017-Mar-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Paradies Lagardère, the travel retail and restaurateur leader in North America, for the 22nd consecutive year earned the Airport Revenue News’ ARN Awards top honor as Best Overall Retailer. The ARN Awards’ “Best Concessions Poll” recognizes airport concessionaires and restaurateurs that exemplify exceptional standards and excellence. The award was given during the annual ARN Conference & Exhibition, which took place in New Orleans, March 13 through 15. Paradies Lagardère also earned the USA Today 10 Best Reader’s Choice Award for Best Airport for Dining for the second consecutive year for Long Beach Airport. Paradies Lagardère manages and operates the full, award-winning food and beverage program at the airport.

The awards:

  • Best Specialty Retail Brand Operator – Paradies Lagardère for Brooks Brothers
  • Best Airport Retail Store Design – Dylan’s Candy Bar at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
  • USA Today 10Best Reader’s Choice Award for Best Airport for Dining – Long Beach Airport

Additional USA Today 10 Best Reader’s Choice Awards Top Ten recognition:

  • Best Airport Bar and Best Airport Bar and Restaurant Waitstaff – Bar Symon, along with Joint Venture Partner, United Concessions Group, Pittsburgh International Airport
  • Best Airport for Sitdown Dining – III Forks, Los Angeles International Airport
  • Best Airport Newsstand/Travel Essential – Relay – Toronto Pearson International Airport, Univision – Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, 7-Eleven – Los Angeles International Airport
  • Best Airport Shop for Local Merchandise – Black and Gold – Pittsburgh International Airport

Quote:

“Paradies Lagardère is very proud and honored to receive these prestigious awards for both retail and food and beverage,” said Gregg Paradies, president and CEO of Paradies Lagardère. “Having earned the Best Overall Retailer for the 22nd consecutive year, and winning the USA Today 10 Best Reader’s Choice Awards for our Long Beach Airport restaurant program for a second year in a row, is a testament to the dedication and commitment of our more than 6,000 employees throughout North America who work extremely hard to exceed the expectations of the customers and business partners we serve each and every day.”

Additional details:

The ARN Awards, judged by industry peers, are the gold standard of airport concession awards. Every year, Airport Revenue News conducts a “Best Concessions Poll” where concessionaires and airports are recognized for their outstanding accomplishments from the previous year.

Throughout the month of February, USA TODAY 10Best readers voted on their favorite shopping, dining, bar, local merchandise and travel essential concepts at airports throughout the U.S.

Paradies Lagardère specializes in three key airport concessions areas: Food and Beverage, Travel Essentials and Specialty Retail. Within Travel Essentials and Specialty Retail, we offer a diverse mix of categories including fashion, luxury, electronics, convenience, sports, luggage, jewelry, and souvenirs. We also deliver high-end restaurants, quick-serve and casual restaurants, and quality bars, including local, national and international brands that provide travelers delicious dining options.

Paradies Lagardère delivers the very best solutions – a favorite local concept or a highly-desirable international brand – that exceeds expectations for our airport partners and travelers.

Contact:

Nicole V. Linton
Marketing Communications Manager
P: 404 494 3419
M: 470 455 1843
Email: nicole.linton@paradies-na.com

Source: Paradies Lagardère

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AH zet bloemetjes buiten met Moestuintjesactie

Zaandam, Netherlands, 2017-Mar-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — De lente is begonnen, een mooie tijd om weer aan de slag te gaan met moestuinieren. Daarom kan er vanaf maandag bij Albert Heijn gespaard worden voor moestuintjes, dit jaar ook met bloemen! Iedereen, groene vingers of niet, kan vol goede moed aan de slag want de AH Moestuintjesactie biedt meer hulp dan ooit met een Moestuintje-app, korte video’s op Appie Today en een boekje vol tips.

IVN, Instituut voor natuureducatie en duurzaamheid, helpt klanten om meer uit hun moestuintje te halen. Bijvoorbeeld op de AH Community, waar IVN Moestuinexperts 16 weken lang al hun kennis en ervaring inzetten om te helpen van alle AH-moestuintjes een succes te maken.

Alina, IVN moestuinexpert: ‘Ik vind het geweldig om mijn moestuinervaring met Nederland te delen. Dit jaar organiseren we 18 moestuincursussen in het hele land, voor wie nog meer wil ontdekken over moestuinieren. Ook gaan we op tour met een mobiele moestuin, waarin we meerdere fases laten zien van de plantjes en mini-moestuincursussen bij Albert Heijn-winkels geven.’

Nieuwe groenten, kruiden en bloemen

Klanten kunnen 20 verschillende moestuinplantjes sparen, waaronder een aantal nieuwe varianten zoals peultjes, dille, cavolo nero en paksoi. Ook nieuw zijn de bloemen: zonnebloem, goudsbloem, juffertje in het groen, phacelia en groot kaasjeskruid. Bloemen zijn niet alleen leuk om te kweken en naar te kijken, ze zorgen ook voor voedsel voor bijen en andere bestuivers en vergroten op die manier de kans op volgroeide kruiden en groenten.

Meer hulp met het moestuinplan, de app en tuinhackjes op Appie Today

Om de kans op een succesvolle oogst te vergroten, is er dit jaar aandacht voor het maken van een moestuinplan. Dit plan bestaat uit het goed combineren van plantjes, want het succes van de oogst wordt mede hierdoor bepaald. ‘Voorbeeldtuintjes’ helpen bij het maken van de juiste combinaties. De nieuwe AH Moestuintje-app geeft tips, reminders en handige weetjes om het maximale uit je moestuintje te halen. Op de AH Community kun je terecht met al je moestuinvragen. IVN’ers zitten klaar om je te helpen met tips en meer informatie. En dan zijn er nog de zogenaamde ‘tuinhackjes’: korte video’s op Appie Today die moestuinieren makkelijker maken.

Over de spaaractie
De AH Moestuintjesactie loopt van 27 maart tot en met 16 april. Bij besteding van 15 euro ontvangen klanten een moestuinpotje. Daarnaast zijn er weer allemaal handige extra’s verkrijgbaar om het kweken en oogsten voor jong en oud succesvol en vooral leuk te maken, bijvoorbeeld de doorkijkbak waarmee je kunt zien hoe de plantjes onder de grond groeien en een bijenhotel, een nestgelegenheid voor bijen

Vragen over de nieuwe AH moestuintjes? Kijk op de AH Community of AH Moestuintje.

Afdeling mediarelaties:
pers@ah.nl
088 6590 2020

Source: Albert Heijn

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Seven store openings in February: Savemore Market takes rapid expansion in southern Philippines

Seven store openings in February: Savemore Market takes rapid expansion in southern Philippines

 

Pasay City, Philippines, 2017-Mar-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Savemore Market, the neighborhood store format of SM Markets, takes rapid expansion to a whole new level by opening seven new stores in February largely in the provincial areas to reach thousands of shoppers in remarkable back-to-back store openings.

SM Markets opened Savemore Market San Andres in Manila on February 9 followed by four stores in Negros Occidental within a span of three days, namely, Savemore Market Kabankalan, Savemore Market Victorias, Savemore Market San Carlos, and Savemore Market San Carlos Citymall, from February 14-16.

From the Sugar Capital of the Philippines, Savemore Market opened in the paradise island of Boracay on February 25 and lastly in Tagum, Davao Del Norte on February 28, bringing the total number of Savemore Market stores to 166 nationwide today. Savemore Market also plans to open an additional 13 stores in 2017.

“We continue to expand while taking into consideration the changing needs of the market. With more communities outside of Metro Manila still with minimal access to groceries and with the worsening Manila traffic, shoppers need a complete source of daily and weekly essentials that do not require them to travel far,” Savemore Market President Jojo Tagbo said.

Savemore Market is currently the fastest growing format of SM Markets, which also includes SM Supermarket and SM Hypermarket. This innovative format is geared towards answering shoppers’ last minute grocery needs while remaining compact, complete, and very convenient to shop at.

With its consistent solid performance, Savemore Market was recognized by six different cities and municipalities in the Philippines as their top tax payers for 2016 adding more trophies to its previous recognitions. Majority of Savemore Market’s branches are also recipients of DTI’s Gold Bagwis Seals for service excellence. And by upholding SM’s standard of service, Savemore Market received the 2015 Best Supermarket award from the Philippine Retailers Association joining previous winners SM Supermarket and SM Hypermarket.

Savemore Market gives back to the community by supporting local government initiated campaigns like Diskwento Caravans, clean-up drives, and Brigada Eskwela. In fact, Savemore Market was given the Hall of Fame status by DepEd Lucena City in Quezon province for its contributions to DepEd’s Adopt-a-School program. Large electric fans to help ventilate several churches were also donated by Savemore Market through the Felicidad Sy Foundation. Savemore Market also implements programs like the SM Markets-wide Baryanihan where loose change is donated by shoppers for the benefit of a chosen underprivileged school and the Join the M.O.B. (My Own Bag) campaign which encourages shoppers to reuse shopping bags and reduce waste.

For further information, please contact:
Ms. Corazon P. Guidote
Senior Vice President for Investor Relations
SM Investments Corporation
E-mail: cora.guidote@sminvestments.com
Tel. No. (632) 857-0117
www.sminvestments.com

Source: SM Investments Corporation

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PHILIPPINES: SM Investments Corporation honored with seven awards during the 12th Corporate Governance Asia Recognition Awards 2016

PHILIPPINES: SM Investments Corporation honored with seven awards during the 12th Corporate Governance Asia Recognition Awards 2016

 

Pasay City, Philippines, 2017-Mar-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — SM Investments Corporation (SM) and its subsidiaries received seven awards from Hong Kong-based publication Corporate Governance (CG) Asia during the 12th Corporate Governance Asia Recognition Awards 2016 organized by the magazine.

SM and its subsidiaries/ affiliates SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime), BDO Unibank, Inc. (BDO) and China Banking Corporation (China Bank) were chosen as awardees from the Philippines.

CG Asia cited SM, SM Prime and BDO as “Icons on Corporate Governance” for the 11th, 6th and 12th year respectively. China Bank was named as Asia’s Outstanding Company on Corporate Governance for the second consecutive year.

The magazine also recognized SM President Harley T. Sy, BDO Chairperson Teresita T. Sy-Coson and China Bank Chairman Hans T. Sy with the “Asian Corporate Director Award”.

CG Asia seeks to recognize companies who have consistently made the honour rolls in its annual awards in the past 12 years by bestowing to them the highest accolade of Icons in Corporate Governance. This esteemed recognition belongs to the best of the best in corporate governance in Asia as they continue to uphold the best practices no matter what the business cycle is.

The Asian Corporate Director Recognition Awards acknowledge outstanding corporate directors from boards of public and private companies in Asia and have been leaders in guiding their boards and executive management in growing their companies and mantaining the ethics of their respective boards.

The multiple awards given were the following:
SMIC
Icon on Corporate Governance
Asian Corporate Director Award – Mr. Harley Sy

SM Prime
Icon on Corporate Governance

BDO
Icon on Corporate Governance
Asian Corporate Director Award – Ms. Teresita Sy-Coson

China Bank
Outstanding Company on Corporate Governance
Asian Corporate Director Award – Mr. Hans Sy
Corporate Governance Asia is now read by 14,000 of the most important companies in Asia and provides incisive editorial content with extensive coverage on the latest and current developments, legislation, case studies and various analyses relating to corporate governance practices in Asia.

For further information, please contact:
Ms. Corazon P. Guidote
Senior Vice President for Investor Relations
SM Investments Corporation
E-mail: cora.guidote@sminvestments.com
Tel. No. (632) 857-0117
www.sminvestments.com

Source: SM Investments Corporation

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DICK’S Sporting Goods opens new store at Encinitas Ranch in Encinitas, CA on Friday, April 7

The retailer will celebrate the opening of its 50th store in California

PITTSBURGH, 2017-Mar-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — DICK’S Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS), the largest U.S.-based, full-line omni-channel sporting goods retailer, will celebrate the opening of a new DICK’S Sporting Goods on Friday, April 7 at Encinitas Ranch in Encinitas, CA.

This will be the retailer’s 687th DICK’S store in the nation and 50th in the state of California.

“At DICK’S, we believe that sports make people better,” said Lauren Hobart, Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, DICK’S Sporting Goods. “Opening our newest store in Encinitas allows us to better-serve our customers with a wide range of top-of-the-line products and services and provide superior customer service from associates who are passionate about sports and the outdoors. We’re excited to become a more important part of the community.”

The new location is the eighth former Sports Authority location that that Company has converted and reopened as a DICK’S Sporting Goods this year. This store will feature athletic and outdoor apparel and the latest gear for athletes of all ages in the Encinitas community. It will also include a new and improved footwear section designed to offer a broad selection of sports performance and casual footwear.

DICK’S has brought approximately 75 jobs to the community through the hiring of full-time, part-time and temporary associates for the store.

The store will host their grand opening celebrations from Friday, April 7 through Sunday, April 9. Customers will receive the chance to win great prizes throughout the weekend and kids ages 6 to 15 will have the chance to sharpen their skills and participate in the DICK’S Baseball and Softball Training Camp**.

Visit dicks.com/Encinitas for full details on the Grand Opening celebration, including giveaways, promotions, special guests and brand activations.

**Some exclusions and limitation apply. See DICKSTRAININGCAMP.com for details.

About DICK’S Sporting Goods, Inc.

Founded in 1948, DICK’S Sporting Goods, Inc. is a leading omni-channel sporting goods retailer offering an extensive assortment of authentic, high-quality sports equipment, apparel, footwear and accessories. As of January 28, 2017, the Company operated more than 675 DICK’S Sporting Goods locations, serving and inspiring athletes and outdoor enthusiasts to achieve their personal best through a blend of dedicated associates, in-store services and unique specialty shop-in-shops.  Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, DICK’S also owns and operates Golf Galaxy and Field & Stream specialty stores, as well as DICK’S Team Sports HQ, an all-in-one youth sports digital platform offering free league management services, mobile apps for communications and live scorekeeping, custom uniforms and FanWear and access to donations and sponsorships. For more information, visit the Press Room or Investor Relations pages at dicks.com.

Contact:

DICK’S Sporting Goods
press@dcsg.com
724-273-5552

Source:  DICK’S Sporting Goods, Inc.

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Kingfisher launches marketing campaign ‘Start Something New’ for its new range of Unique outdoor products

New campaign to support its first Unified and Unique outdoor range

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  • New Kingfisher garden and outdoor range, based on deep customer insight
  • Rolled out across Kingfisher’s European businesses
  • Campaign developed by award-winning creative agency Leo Burnett
  • TVC creative directed by British actor and ‘Eddie the Eagle’ director Dexter Fletcher

London, 2017-Mar-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Kingfisher plc has launched its first international, multi-platform marketing campaign, ‘Start Something New’, to support the home improvement company’s new range of Unique outdoor products.  Based on extensive customer research which included visits to hundreds of customers’ homes, the exclusive products have been designed and created by Kingfisher’s in-house teams to reflect the realities of their customers’ lives.

With heavyweight media support, the campaign is rooted in Kingfisher’s belief that the home is at the heart of people’s lives, with huge emotional significance.

On air today, the TV advert is a personal story linking new life stages and the promise of new memories to come, with the new product range. Directed by British actor and director Dexter Fletcher (director of the 2016 hit film, ‘Eddie the Eagle’) the advert shows how the new range of products can create a positive change in customer’s lives thanks to unique designs and accessible pricing.

This new range marks an important step in Kingfisher’s strategy to make home improvement accessible for everyone and is the first time the business has launched a multi-country advertising campaign. The marketing activity is focused on supporting four new outdoor product ranges:

  • INDUS ‘Little House’, the first metal shed of its kind
  • Mix-and-match NEVA modular fencing system
  • DENIA garden furniture set, with folding and extending solutions
  • New VERVE watering system

Kingfisher’s Chief Customer Officer, Pierre Woreczek, commented: “We are a business that puts the customer at the heart of what we do. Our new outdoor ranges were developed from deep customer insights, based on supporting our customers in the reality of their lives. The team at Leo Burnett London has done a fantastic job at capturing the genuine emotional connection between our products and our customers’ lives through the Start Something New campaign.”

Commenting on the creative, Chaka Sobhani, Chief Creative Officer for Leo Burnett London, said: “We’re really proud to be part of the start of this journey with Kingfisher, a brand who believe great design should be affordable and available to all. Our stories hopefully mirror how great design really can have an impact, small or big, on our everyday lives.”

The ad will air in the UK from 23rd March to 5th April, and all products are currently available at B&Q. As well as the UK, the ad will also be shown in France and Romania.

Notes to editors

About Kingfisher

Kingfisher plc is a home improvement company with nearly 1,200 stores in 10 countries across Europe. We employ 77,000 people and nearly six million customers shop in our stores and through our websites every week www.kingfisher.com

About Leo Burnett

www.leoburnett.co.uk

All business is now multi channel and Leo Burnett London is structured accordingly. Leo Burnett London specialise in Advertising, Digital, Social Media, Content and Innovation, Sales Promotion, Direct Marketing, Licensing and Luxury Branding. We have one planning department across all these disciplines; one creative department creating ideas that work across all relevant media; one account management team; one production department and one P&L.

We have one desired outcome: To make brands popular.

Leo Burnett London partners with clients such as The Co-op, Kellogg’s, McDonald’s, Procter & Gamble

Kingfisher Press Office contacts:
t +44 (0)20 7372 8008
email: corpcomms@kingfisher.com

Zoe Crowther
Marketing and New Business Director
t +44 (0)787 9645136
email: zoe.crowther@leoburnett.co.uk

Source: Kingfisher

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Kingfisher announces retirement of its Chairman Daniel Bernard; Andy Cosslett to succeed

LONDON, 2017-Mar-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Kingfisher announces that its Chairman, Daniel Bernard, has informed the Board that he will retire as Chairman and step down from the Board at the AGM in June 2017, after eight years as Chairman and 11 years on the Board. His successor, Andy Cosslett, will be appointed to the Board as a non-executive director and Chairman-designate on 1 April 2017, formally taking over as Chairman at the conclusion of the AGM, once an orderly handover is complete.

Daniel Bernard, Chairman, said:

“We are delighted to welcome Andy to Kingfisher. He is a very experienced board director with strong branding and consumer credentials gained at companies such as Unilever, Cadbury Schweppes and InterContinental Hotels. As we are now at the end of the first year of our exciting five year transformation plan, I believe it is the right time for a new Chairman to oversee its full delivery and Andy is uniquely placed to do this. It has been a real privilege to chair this company and I wish Andy, Véronique and all the team the very best for the future.”

Véronique Laury, CEO, said:

“I would personally like to thank Daniel for his support and wise advice since my appointment as CEO two years ago. His deep understanding of retail and its necessary evolution, his passion for people and his great leadership has been so important to Kingfisher, the Board, the leadership team and of course, myself. He has supervised the new strategic thinking as well as the first successful year of transformation with challenge and dedication. I have been lucky to work with him. I now look forward to working with Andy, remaining as confident as ever in our ability to deliver our plan.”

Andy Cosslett, said:

“I am very pleased to be taking on this role at such an exciting time for the company and look forward to joining a very strong and diverse board.”

Biographical note:

Andy Cosslett’s early career was with Unilever in a variety of branding and marketing roles. He then spent 15 years at Cadbury Schweppes in senior, international roles before becoming CEO for InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG). Andy was at IHG for six years, creating value by leveraging the power of its brands alongside effecting significant transformational and cultural change. He served as CEO for Fitness First from 2012 to 2015, where he was again successfully instrumental in repositioning the brand. Since 2015 Andy has also been Operating Partner for Advent International.

Andy joined the Board of the Rugby Football Union (RFU) in April 2012 and he served as Chairman of the organising committee of the 2015 Rugby World Cup. He was appointed Chairman of the RFU in October 2016.

Enquiries:

Group Company Secretary
+44 (0) 20 7644 1041

Investor Relations:
+44 (0) 20 7644 1082

Media Relations:
+44 (0) 20 7644 1030

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+44 (0) 20 7260 2700

Source: Kingfisher

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Wendy’s® arrived in Kansas City the fifth stop on the Drive to the Final Four for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Midwest Regional

Wendy’s® arrived in Kansas City the fifth stop on the Drive to the Final Four for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Midwest Regional

 

KANSAS CITY, Mo., 2017-Mar-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Wendy’s® has arrived in Kansas City for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Midwest Regional, the fifth stop on the Drive to the Final Four.

Traveling 1,100+miles cross-country may seem like lot of effort to catch tip-off, but when you are truly committed, no amount of effort is unreasonable. Like NCAA fans, Wendy’s is dedicated to going the distance – and we’re not just talking about the Drive to the Final Four road trip, but also serving fresh, never frozen beef.

This Thursday, you can find Wendy’s, the Official Hamburger of the NCAA, tailgating at the NCAA Men’s Basketball Midwest Regional. Wendy’s Food Truck will be serving free samples of fresh, never frozen cheeseburgers and fans will have a chance to win Unreasonable Upgrades and participate in fresh experiences like sinking their Beat-the-Clock shot and being captured in a Don’t Get Frozen in the Moment slow motion video. Details included below.

What: Wendy’s Drive to the Final Four Road Trip, Tailgate Stop at 2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball Midwest Regional

Where: Sprint Center, 1407 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64106

When: Thursday, March 23, from 3 PM – 7 PM
Saturday, March 25, from 2 PM – 5 PM, or 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM*
*Times subject to change per tournament schedule

Event Details: 

  • Wendy’s Food Truck Sampling: Serving free samples of fresh, never frozen cheeseburgers and Frosty® treats
  • Game of B.E.E.F.: Fans will have a chance to meet YouTube star Trey Kennedy, and play a round of B.E.E.F. for a chance to win Unreasonable Upgrades, like gift cards and upgraded game tickets to regional tournaments
  • Beat-the-Clock Shot: Putting 3 seconds on the clock, fans are given a chance to beat the buzzer and sink a basket
  • Don’t Get Frozen in the Moment Photo Opp: Showing off their game-winning shot, fans will be recorded in slow motion and they can share it on social media
  • Fresh, Never-Frozen Wendy’s Bracket: Making game-time decisions before tip-off, fans can learn more about our one-of-a-kind bracket builder on Twitter
  • Fresh Beef Filter: Unlocking a unique snapcode, consumers can share their experience with a Fresh filter

**Assets available upon request.**

  • Fresh beef available in the contiguous U.S., Alaska and Canada

About The Wendy’s Company
The Wendy’s Company (NASDAQ: WEN) is the world’s third largest quick-service hamburger restaurant chain. The Wendy’s system includes more than 6,500 restaurants in 30 countries and U.S. territories. For more information, visit www.aboutwendys.com.

About the NCAA
The NCAA is a diverse association of more than 1,100 member colleges and universities that prioritize academics, well-being and fairness to create greater opportunities for nearly half a million student-athletes each year. The NCAA provides a pathway to higher education and beyond for student-athletes pursuing academic goals and competing in NCAA sports. More than 54,000 student-athletes experience the pinnacle of intercollegiate athletics by competing in NCAA championships each year. Visit ncaa.org and ncaa.com for more details about the Association and the corporate partnerships that support the NCAA and its student-athletes. The NCAA is proud to have AT&T, Capital One and Coca-Cola as official corporate champions and the following elite companies as official corporate partners: Allstate, Amazon Echo, Buffalo Wild Wings, Buick, Enterprise, Infiniti, LG, Lowe’s, Marriott International, Nabisco, Northwestern Mutual, Pizza Hut, Reese’s, Unilever and Wendy’s.

CONTACTS:
Frank Vamos
614-764-8477
frank.vamos@wendys.com

Steven Coulombe
404-879-9292
steven.coulombe@ketchum.com

Gail Dent
317-917-6117
gdent@ncaa.org

SOURCE: The Wendy’s Company

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Kum & Go opens brand new store in Springfield, Missouri

Brand new store features Marketplace store prototype, fresh food and a variety of fuel options

Springfield, MO, 2017-Mar-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Kum & Go opens the doors Thursday, March 23, at 6 a.m. to its newest store in Springfield, Missouri, at 3434 West Chestnut Expressway. The 6,200+-square-foot store is the latest store in Springfield and was built with the new Marketplace store design which features a variety of unique offerings, including a giant Ampersand sculpture outside the store featuring several Springfield historical and cultural highlights.

The centerpiece of the store is an expanded and open food preparation area that customers can see from the moment they enter. Other location features include:

  • Elevated food experience with Kum & Go’s “Go Fresh Market”
  • Open kitchen layout, clear aisles and easy-to-navigate zones
  • Seating inside with heated patio seating outside
  • Complimentary Wi-Fi and charging stations for customers
  • Designed for LEED-certified status, using energy efficient and sustainable design practice

“This new footprint represents everything that Kum & Go strives to be for our associates and for our customers,” said Kum & Go president and CEO Kyle J. Krause. “This is the evolution of our brand promise and business approach. Now customers can truly experience the “more” that we provide.”

The store will be open 24 hours a day. The phone number to the store is 417-873-9064.

Kum & Go operates 46 stores in the Springfield area, and more than 70 in the state of Missouri. Future locations of this new layout are planned for 2017 in Colorado, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and South Dakota.

About Kum & Go, L.C.

For nearly 60 years, Kum & Go has been dedicated to the communities it serves, sharing 10 percent of its profits with charitable causes. For four generations the family-owned convenience store chain has focused on providing exceptional service and delivering more than customers expect. Established in Hampton, Iowa, in 1959, the chain has since grown to employ more than 5,000 associates in more than 400 stores in 11 states (Iowa, Arkansas, Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Wyoming).

MEDIA CONTACT:

Kristie Bell
Director of Communications
Kum & Go
kristie.bell@kumandgo.com
515-457-6266 (office)

Source: Kum & Go

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Stockmann customers can now recycle brand clothes thru Emmy’s online store

Helsinki, Finland, 2017-Mar-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Stockmann has started co-operation with Emmy, a Finnish online store that sells brand clothes on behalf of its customers. By the end of February 2017, Emmy’s collection points became available in all Stockmann department stores in Finland. Stockmann’s customers can now bring in the brand clothes they no longer need, to be sold in Emmy’s online store.

Brand clothes, shoes and accessories for children, women and men can be sold on Emmy’s online store. The products need to be in good condition. Both indoor and outdoor clothing are accepted.

The income earned through sales on Emmy can be paid on the customer’s bank account, or the customer can choose to be paid with a Stockmann gift card, to which Stockmann offers 10 per cent extra value on top of the sales income. The customer can also choose to donate the money to charity through Emmy.

“We want to offer our customers new services that simplify everyday life and while doing so also promote circular economy. Reusing and recycling clothes is environmentally friendly, but it can be time consuming too. We chose to co-operate with Emmy, because they offer effortless full service to our customers, as they do the pricing, photo shoot, sales and shipping for the clothes” says Stockmann’s CSR Manager, Johanna Stenbäck.

The collection points are located at the children’s department on the Stockmann stores, as many customers are already familiar with recycling children’s clothes. “High-quality clothes last for several users to wear. Good clothes should not be thrown away, they can bring joy and benefit when reused and recycled. For example the upcoming new arrivals in Stockmann’s collection, the Finnish children’s fashion brands Mainio and Metsola, as well as the already popular GuGGuu, Vimma and Papu are also favoured in Emmy’s online store”, Stenbäck continues.

The idea behind Emmy service is to change consumer habits to a more sustainable direction. “People are willing to pay for quality clothes when there is an effortless way to find a new home for the no longer needed clothes and an opportunity to get a fair price back. This way we can decrease textile waste and carry out recycling in the best possible way, by reusing the clothes. In the coming years, Emmy aims to become Europe´s biggest reseller for second hand brand clothes, and the co-operation with Stockmann is in a significant role in the plan, especially for Finland”, says Emmy’s CEO Juha Mattsson, who has recently joined Emmy’s team to accelerate growth.

Additional information:

CSR Manager Johanna Stenbäck, Stockmann
+358 46 876 1529

CEO Juha Mattsson, Emmy online store
+358 41 533 6400

Emmy is a Finnish online store, opened in January 2015. Emmy’s operating principle is to provide easy reuse opportunities for used brand clothes. The business idea came from the founders Hanna Autio and Markus Rautopuro’s own needs. Especially in families with kids children are constantly growing out of their clothes but the parents may not have the time to sell them in flea markets or online while leading their busy lives. Through Emmy, quality clothes are recycled from one user to another. From the eyes of a buyer, one can make affordable discoveries from Emmy’s collection, reducing the need to buy new clothes. Emmy takes in brand clothes in good condition in all sizes for children, women and men as well as maternity clothes from all brands and professionally sown or knitted self-made clothes and accessories. A list of the accepted brands and more precise instructions are can be found on Emmy’s website in Finnish and via info@emmy.fi.

Contact:
Aleksanterinkatu
Tel. +358 (0)9 1211, info@stockmann.com

Source: Stockmann plc

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O’KEY Group names Miodrag Borojevic as its new CEO of hypermarket and supermarket business

MOSCOW, Russia, 2017-Mar-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — O’KEY Group (LSE: OKEY), one of the leading food retailers in Russia, today (22 March 2017) announced the appointment of Miodrag Borojevic as its new Chief Executive Officer of hypermarket and supermarket business. He will be succeeding Heigo Kera from May 2017. The Board of Directors would like to thank Mr. Kera for his distinguished service and tremendous contributions to O’KEY Group, where his leadership, experience and dedication led the company through a challenging macroeconomic and competitive environment, and laid down a solid foundation for O’KEY’s compelling business development strategy and growth prospects. Mr. Kera will hand over the CEO responsibilities by June to ensure smooth transition of responsibilities with Mr. Borojevic, and will continue to serve as Chairman of the O’KEY Group S.A. Board.

Miodrag Borojevic’s Biography

Mr. Borojevic, 48, has in-depth industry expertise in food retail industry. Since 2013, he has been Chief Executive Officer of REWE Italy, where he has achieved strong success in executing a business turnaround. Prior to that, from 2002 to 2013 Mr. Borojevic held various executive positions at Kaufland, one of the leading hypermarket chains in Europe (part of Schwarz Group, a grocery retailer with more than US$100bn in revenues), overseeing its operations in Romania, Croatia, Bulgaria, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Mr. Borojevic speaks English, Italian, Russian, German, Croatian and Bulgarian.

Heigo Kera, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of O’KEY Group, said: “After two years of leading the company through difficult times and achieving the goals set by the board, I feel it is the right time for me to step down. During this time we strengthened the competitive position of our hypermarket and supermarket business, launched important strategic projects, improved the price perception of the O’KEY brand, adapting commercial policies to meet macroeconomic challenges, enhancing in-store shopping concept to make better experience of our customers and introducing the new compact city hypermarket concept. We have built a strong team of dedicated retail professionals which I have enjoyed working with in this challenging environment. I remain a strong believer in O’KEY’s unique business model and customer value proposition which would help it to take advantage of market opportunities to drive growth while maintaining high operational effectiveness.”

Miodrag Borojevic commented: “I am delighted to accept the offer to lead hypermarket and supermarket business of O’KEY Group. I strongly believe in the significant potential for further growth of O’KEY’s business, and see tremendous opportunity to add value for our customers, employees and shareholders in years to come. I look forward to communicating and executing our team’s exciting vision and strategy for the next stage of O’KEY business.”

COMPANY OVERVIEW

O’KEY is one of the largest retail chains in Russia. Its primary retail format is the modern Western European style hypermarket under the “O’KEY” brand reinforced by O’KEY supermarket. The Group is developing the innovative discounter format under the “DA!” brand. O’KEY is the first among Russian food retailers to launch e-commerce operations in St. Petersburg and Moscow based on hypermarket assortment. The Group opened its first hypermarket in St. Petersburg in 2002 and has demonstrated continuous growth ever since. As of March 22, 2017, O’KEY operates 164 stores across Russia – 74 hypermarkets, 36 supermarkets and 54 discounters.

Investor Relations:

e-mail: ir@okmarket.ru www.okeyinvestors.ru

Source: O’KEY Group

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REI submitted designs for its new campus to the City of Bellevue for Design Review

Outdoor co-op submits application for Design Review to the City of Bellevue

SEATTLE, 2017-Mar-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (03.23.2017) REI, the outdoor co-op, submitted the designs for its new campus to the City of Bellevue for Design Review. The submission represents another step in the co-op’s vision to create a hub that is accessible, sustainable, and connected to the community. The review process typically takes 9-12 months and, once approved, REI can begin construction. REI still plans to relocate its campus in 2020.

“Our challenge is to build a world class, sustainable headquarters that brings the best of outdoor life into a collaborative work setting for our employees,” said Eric Artz, REI’s chief operating officer. “The Spring District gives us the opportunity to help build a neighborhood from the ground up and rethink how we work, commute and gather. We’re excited to work with the City of Bellevue, King County and other partners throughout the region.”

Sustainable Design
As a co-op that cares for the long-term health of the outdoors, REI incorporates sustainable design in all of its buildings across the country. For its new campus, REI and its partners will follow the United States Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) evaluation criteria—the preeminent program for the design, construction, maintenance and operations of high-performance green building. REI currently has more than 1.1 million square feet of LEED-certified buildings, including the co-op’s newest distribution center in Arizona, which achieved LEED Platinum and is the most sustainable distribution center in the country. The co-op will also use Salmon Safe as a guideline for environmental impact to local watersheds.

At this early stage in the design process, REI has made several sustainable design decisions, including:

  • The building is positioned for optimal solar orientation
  • Windows will be strategically placed to maximize daylight into the workplace
  • Energy efficiency features will be incorporated throughout the building
  • The landscape will feature edible garden species and native vegetation

Hub for REI and Community
REI’s vision is to create a campus that brings co-op employees and the local community together. The public can easily move across the campus on a series of three public pedestrian paths, linking nearby transit and residential areas. The space may also include public amenities such as a retail location, coffee shops and food options.

Co-op employees will enjoy several features intended to create a collaborative working environment. The building will feature connector bridges that span across the courtyard spaces, outdoor staircases, rooftop walkways and outdoor meeting spaces, offering alternate ways for employees to get around campus. There will also be outdoor space for employees to exercise and host community events.

REI is working with the City of Bellevue, King County and other partners to increase commuting options in Bellevue and throughout the Puget Sound region. The co-op publically supported Proposition 1 (also known as Sound Transit 3) last year, and continues to work with local government and community leaders to improve bike connectivity throughout the region.

Investing in the Community
REI continues to invest in local communities throughout the country and the Puget Sound region. In 2016, REI and The REI Foundation invested $9.3 million in more than 300 nonprofit partners, including more than $750,000 in outdoor places and causes in and around the Puget Sound region. The co-op’s new campus is located in the Mountains to Sound Greenway (MTSG), a linked network of green spaces and historic towns that REI has supported for years through its investment in the MTSG Trust.

REI is a strong supporter of the Eastside Rail Corridor (ERC), a 42-mile multi-use trail that will stretch from Renton to Woodinville when complete. The new campus and recently-opened Bellevue store are both located along the ERC, and the co-op recently invested $20,000 in the Eastside Greenway Alliance for their ongoing work in collaboration with King County. REI is also working closely with city, state and federal leaders to improve safe bike lane connectivity. This work includes partnering with the city on the implementation of the Bicycle Rapid Implementation Plan—a 57-mile network of new and improved bike lanes—and support of the public and private effort to transform the Wilburton Trestle into an elevated pedestrian bridge as part of the ERC.

Notes to editors:

  • REI currently has more than 1,400 headquarters employees in five office areas in the Puget Sound region.
  • REI recently made Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” list for the 20th consecutive year—one of 12 companies to be included on the annual top employer list since 1998.
  • Similar to its existing campus, REI will own the eight acres of land in a section of the Spring District, located between SR 520 and Bel-Red Road.
  • REI’s partners include Wright Runstad & Company (developer), NBBJ (architect), GGN (landscape architect) and Howard S. Wright (builder).
  • REI’s existing Kent campus is for sale. For inquiries about the Kent campus, please contact Doug Larson (dlarson@htland.com) or Matt Anderson (manderson@htland.com) at Heartland.
  • Renderings are available at Newsroom.REI.com.

About REI
REI is a specialty outdoor retailer, headquartered near Seattle. The nation’s largest consumer co-op, REI is a growing community of more than 16 million members who expect and love the best quality gear, inspiring expert classes and trips, and outstanding customer service. REI has 147 stores in 36 states. If you can’t visit a store, you can shop at REI.com, REI.com/REI-Garage or the free REI shopping app. REI isn’t just about gear. You can take the trip of a lifetime with REI Adventures, a global leader in active adventure travel that runs 170 custom-designed itineraries on every continent. REI’s Outdoor School is run by professionally-trained, expert-instructors who teach beginner- to advanced-level courses about a wide range of activities. To build on the infrastructure that makes life outside possible, REI invests millions annually in hundreds of local and national nonprofits that create access to–and steward–the outdoor places that inspire us.

Contact:

REI Public Affairs
(253) 395-5958
prrequests@rei.com

Source: REI

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Seven international experts recognized at REI Adventures’ Top Guides awards

Seven guides from Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Iceland, Nepal, Peru and United States honored for their expertise in leading world class outdoor adventures

SEATTLE, 2017-Mar-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — REI Adventures, the active travel company that is part of national outdoor co-op REI, has announced its “Top Guides” awards, an annual recognition honoring the best of the best. Seven international experts from Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Iceland, Nepal, Peru and the United States who represent some of the travel company’s most incredible destinations were named.

“Everything we do at REI is guided by our belief that a life outdoors is a life well lived. REI Adventures is a core part of our mission to connect people to meaningful outdoor experiences. Our guides are remarkable in many ways – for establishing trusted relationships with every guest to bringing a region’s cultural and natural history colorfully to life before one’s eyes,” says Cynthia Dunbar, general manager of REI Adventures. “As we celebrate our 30th year, our guides remain our most valuable asset. The seven REI Adventures Top Guides who join the cohort of others named in prior years are masters in sharing their energy and passion for nature, active lifestyle and incredible communities.”

REI Adventures’ Top Guides are determined from independent customer reviews, which are available on the travel company’s website. The travel leader also gives significant consideration to guides who best represent REI’s values and brand, and partner with the co-op to strengthen the company’s travel offerings around the world. In addition to the wide range of responsibilities an REI Adventures guide has in the field, they limit the environmental impact of each trip. This includes using Leave No Trace principles and wherever possible utilizing reusable or recyclable materials.

The seven guides who received an REI Adventures Top Guide award and the trips they led last year are:

Traveler Kudos
Trip reviews from guests reveal the life-changing nature of their travel and how guides make a lasting impression. Comments about this year’s winners include:

“Badri was amazing. He is experienced, professional, motivating, patient and friendly. He could relate to both the entire staff as well as the group of trekkers. He is the best guide I’ve ever had for an organized trek.”

“Bill taught us so much about hiking, the area, the history, the environment. This was my first real hiking adventure and I really can’t wait to participate in another one. All I can say is thank you.”

“Edwin is the most experienced guide that I have had the privilege to work with. He had exceptional knowledge of the Inca history and culture as a Quechau born and raised in the Sacred Valley. He organized special side events and ‘surprises’ that made the trek even more special.”

“Wow, Jackie was a phenomenal guide. It was clear she cared about each person individually and that she wanted to ensure each person’s happiness and enjoyment. By the end of the trip, I truly understood what it meant and what it felt like to live the ‘pura vida.’”

“I was very impressed with Jen’s leadership skills. She led a group of eight guests, one assistant guide and one camp host to the utmost detail. Her knowledge and passion for the area made the adventure even more exciting.”

“Of the many group trips I have completed in the last 30 years, I have never had a guide who is as caring about his participants. Kristján made sure everyone had the best possible experience.”

“Tomáš was the most incredible guide I have ever had. He was very much ‘in tune’ with all of us. Besides patience and knowledge, he had a great sense of humor (and) he told great stories. He could almost ‘read our minds’ – he knew how much information to give us and when enough was enough.”

About REI Adventures
Award-winning REI Adventures has been a global leader in worldwide guided active adventure trips since 1987. As the travel business for national specialty outdoor retailer REI, the company offers unique itineraries focused on sustainable, human-powered outdoor adventure, including hiking, biking, kayaking, climbing and more. Guests experience iconic destinations as guides take them off the “beaten path,” and provide opportunities to explore a destination, get to know the local people, their culture, the flora and fauna and discover things they would not be able to duplicate on their own or with another travel company. REI members receive a special discount price on most trips. For more information, full itineraries and trip reviews provided by guests, visit http://www.rei.com/adventures.

Contact:

REI Public Affairs
(253) 395-5958
prrequests@rei.com

Source: REI

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Boston Retail Partners: retailers recognize the importance of enhanced data and analytics

Retailers realize the importance but struggle to successfully understand and utilize analytics

Boston, MA , 2017-Mar-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — According to a new special report from Boston Retail Partners (BRP), retailers recognize the importance of enhanced data and analytics with 44% indicating improved analytics is a top priority. However, the ability to leverage analytics to improve business performance lags intent due to a lack of organizational alignment and inconsistent processes according to the BRP SPECIAL REPORT: The Fine Art of Analytics.

“It is becoming essential for retailers to broaden their analytical capabilities to effectively address strategic business decisions,” said Gene Bornac, vice president, BRP. “Analytics provide advanced visibility into sales performance by channel, by assortment, and further by item, which helps guide more accurate planning and allocation decisions.”

Implementation of a successful unified commerce analytics approach requires organizational alignment across all business segments. Without organizational alignment, it is difficult to maximize the benefits that big data can bring to omni-channel performance.

However, as organizations increasingly integrate their systems, omni-channel opportunities to gather and utilize data in interesting ways to make smarter merchandising decisions. Real-time analytics are a key part of identifying and understanding the customer across channels and creating the right assortment available at the right time for that customer. By prioritizing an investment in a systems architecture that handles collection and utilization of data universally across the organization, retailers can best position themselves for profitability and key differentiation to their customers.

This Special Report provides insight into BRP’s 2016 Merchandise Planning Survey, highlights the challenges facing leading retailers today relating to data and analytics, and offers next steps for retailers to make the most of the data that exists across their organization.

To download the complete BRP SPECIAL REPORT: The Fine Art of Analytics, visit: https://bostonretailpartners.com/2017-brp-special-report-analytics/

The Special Report sponsors are Logility (platinum), ANT USA (gold), JustEnough (gold), TXT Retail (gold) and Island Pacific (silver).

About Boston Retail Partners

Boston Retail Partners (BRP) is an innovative and independent retail management consulting firm dedicated to providing superior service and enduring value to our clients. BRP combines its consultants’ deep retail business knowledge and cross-functional capabilities to deliver superior design and implementation of strategy, technology, and process solutions. The firm’s unique combination of industry focus, knowledge-based approach, and rapid, end-to-end solution deployment helps clients to achieve their business potential. BRP’s consulting services include:

For more information on BRP, visit www.bostonretailpartners.com.

Media Inquiries:

David Naumann
916-673-7757

Source: BRP

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Esprit announces branded jewelry collection from Versteegh

Ratingen, Germany, 2017-Mar-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Esprit has concluded a new license partnership in the area of fashion jewelry with Versteegh modeaccessoires effective 1 July 2017. With more than 60 years of experience in the wholesale trade, Versteegh brings to the cooperation valuable know-how and important expertise in the field of fashion accessories. Thanks to their excellent supplier network, Versteegh is able to guarantee short and reliable delivery times. The Esprit branded jewelry collection from Versteegh will be available internationally in Esprit’s own retail stores and e-shop.
Maria Pambori, VP Head of Global Licenses/Product Esprit: “Together with our new partner, we want to excite our customers with a product portfolio that reflects the latest trends and interprets them through the philosophy of our brand Esprit. With Versteegh we have found a partner who attaches great importance to quality, has a keen sense of trends and thus perfectly meets our high requirements.”

“Due to its positioning, the brand Esprit offers an ideal platform for our products. We are excited about the cooperation and are looking forward to making a great impression on Esprit customers with our collections” says Frans Lenting, Director of Versteegh.

About Esprit

Founded in 1968, Esprit is an international fashion brand that pays homage to its roots and expresses a relaxed, sunny Californian attitude towards life. Esprit creates inspiring collections for women, men and kids made from high-quality materials paying great attention to detail. All of Esprit’s products demonstrate the Group’s commitment to make consumers “feel good to look good”. The company’s “esprit de corps” reflects a positive and caring attitude towards life that embraces community, family and friends – in that casual, laid-back California style, The Esprit style.

Esprit’s collections are available in over 40 countries worldwide, in around 700 directly managed retail stores and through over 6,000 wholesale points of sales including franchise stores and sales space in department stores. The Group markets its products under two brands, namely the Esprit brand and the edc brand. Listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange since 1993, Esprit has headquarters in Germany and Hong Kong.

More information can be found on www.esprit.com

About Versteegh

Versteegh is an international wholesaler in the field of fashion jewelry and accessories. Its own design and styling team regularly provides for new collections. The collections cover a broad field ranging from trend to classic items.
Versteegh has its headquarters in Houten in the Netherlands. The products are sold by the sales team and the showrooms in the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Belgium and Spain. Alongside jewelry, the company also sells bags, sunglasses, watches, hair accessories and gloves.

For further information visit www.versteegh.eu

Source: Esprit

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Barnes & Noble celebrates Disney’s live-action Beauty and the Beast movie with fun activities for children

Stores Nationwide to Feature Fun Activities for Children Including a Storytime, Themed Activities, Sing-Along, and Special Giveaways

NEW YORK, NY, 2017-Mar-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the nation’s largest retail bookseller and a leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today (March 23, 2017) announced in collaboration with Disney a celebration of the live-action adaptation of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast that will take place at stores nationwide on Saturday, April 1, starting at 11 AM. The event in honor of Disney’s hugely successful live-action Beauty and the Beast movie, which was released on March 17, will feature fun activities for children including a reading of Cynthia Rylant’s Beauty and the Beast picture book, a sing-along to the beloved movie soundtrack, themed activities and giveaways, while supplies last.

On April 1, fans of Disney Beauty and the Beast are invited to their local Barnes & Noble store to celebrate the release of the live-action movie with a special Storytime reading of Cynthia Rylant’s Beauty and the Beast picture book, a classic tale of bravery, transformation and love. After the Storytime portion of the event, fans are encouraged to join in a sing-along to the beloved movie soundtrack featuring popular songs “Beauty and the Beast,” “Something There” and “Be Our Guest.”

Additionally, children will have the opportunity to develop their own story ideas by creating scenes with stickers of characters from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast or writing and drawing a book cover for their own original story. Customers will also receive special giveaways, including mini-posters featuring the Enchanted Rose and Lost in a Book, as well as bookmarks, while supplies last.

Customers are encouraged to check out Barnes & Noble’s wide selection of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast product offerings, including a variety of books, toys and gifts. Featured books include Beauty and the Beast Big Golden Book (Disney Beauty and the Beast); Beauty and the Beast (B&N Exclusive Edition); Disney Book Group’s Beauty and the Beast: The Story of Belle; Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book; Beauty and the Beast: Belle’s Library: A Collection of Literary Quotes and Inspirational Musings; Beauty and the Beast Novelization; and The Beast Within: A Tale of Beauty’s Prince. Featured toys include Jakks Pacific’s Beauty and the Beast Enchanted Objects Tea Set; Hasbro’s Beauty and the Beast Enchanting Melodies Belle Doll; Hasbro’s Beauty and the Beast Castle Friends Collection Playset; Jakks Pacific’s Enchanted Rose Jewelry Box; Hasbro’s Beauty and the Beast Belle Village Dress Doll; Hasbro’s Beauty and the Beast Grand Romance Playset; and Hasbro’s Beauty and the Beast Enchanted Rose Scene Playset. Customers should contact their local store for more details on what products are available for purchase.

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is a live-action adaptation of the studio’s animated classic which refashions the classic characters from the tale as old as time for a contemporary audience, staying true to the original music while updating the score with several new songs. Beauty and the Beast is the fantastic journey of Belle, a bright, beautiful and independent young woman who is taken prisoner by a beast in his castle. Despite her fears, she befriends the castle’s enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the Beast’s hideous exterior and realize the kind heart and soul of the true Prince within. The film stars: Emma Watson as Belle; Dan Stevens as the Beast; Luke Evans as Gaston, the handsome, but shallow villager who woos Belle; Oscar® winner Kevin Kline as Maurice, Belle’s eccentric, but lovable father; Josh Gad as Lefou, Gaston’s long-suffering aide-de-camp; Golden Globe® nominee Ewan McGregor as Lumiere, the candelabra; Oscar nominee Stanley Tucci as Maestro Cadenza, the harpsichord; Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Plumette, the feather duster; six-time Tony Award® winner Audra McDonald as Madame Garderobe, the wardrobe; Oscar nominee Ian McKellen as Cogsworth, the mantel clock; and two-time Academy Award® winner Emma Thompson as the teapot, Mrs. Potts.

Directed by Oscar winner Bill Condon and based on the 1991 animated film, the film is produced by Mandeville Films’ David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman with eight-time Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken, who won two Academy Awards (Best Original Score and Best Song) for the 1991 animated film, providing the score. The score will include new recordings of the original songs written by Menken and Howard Ashman, as well as several new songs written by Menken and three-time Oscar winner Tim Rice. Beauty and the Beast was released in U.S. theaters on March 17.

About Barnes & Noble

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) is a Fortune 500 company, the nation’s largest retail bookseller, and a leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products.  The Company operates 634 Barnes & Noble bookstores in 50 states, and one of the Web’s premier e-commerce sites, BN.com (www.bn.com).  The Nook Digital business offers a lineup of popular NOOK® tablets and eReaders and an expansive collection of digital reading and entertainment content through the NOOK Store®. The NOOK Store features more than 4.5 million digital books in the US (www.nook.com), plus periodicals and comics, and offers the ability to enjoy content across a wide array of popular devices through Free NOOK Reading Apps™ available for Android™, iOS® and Windows®.

General information on Barnes & Noble, Inc. can be obtained by visiting the Company’s corporate website at www.barnesandnobleinc.com.

Barnes & Noble®, Barnes & Noble Booksellers® and Barnes & Noble.com® are trademarks of Barnes & Noble, Inc. or its affiliates. NOOK® and the NOOK logos are trademarks of Nook Digital, LLC or its affiliates.

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About Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

The story and characters audiences know and love come to spectacular life in Disney’s live-action adaptation “Beauty and the Beast,” a stunning, cinematic event celebrating one of the most beloved tales ever told. “Beauty and the Beast” is the fantastic journey of Belle, a bright, beautiful and independent young woman who is taken prisoner by a Beast in his castle. Despite her fears, she befriends the castle’s enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the Beast’s hideous exterior and realize the kind heart of the true Prince within. The film stars: Emma Watson as Belle; Dan Stevens as the Beast; Luke Evans as Gaston, the handsome, but shallow villager who woos Belle; Kevin Kline as Maurice, Belle’s father; Josh Gad as LeFou, Gaston’s long-suffering aide-de-camp; Ewan McGregor as Lumière, the candelabra; Stanley Tucci as Maestro Cadenza, the harpsichord; Audra McDonald as Madame de Garderobe, the wardrobe; Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Plumette, the feather duster; Hattie Morahan as the enchantress; and Nathan Mack as Chip, the teacup; with Ian McKellen as Cogsworth, the mantel clock; and Emma Thompson as the teapot, Mrs. Potts.

Directed by Bill Condon based on the 1991 animated film, “Beauty and the Beast,” the screenplay is written by Stephen Chbosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos and produced by Mandeville Films’ David Hoberman, p.g.a. and Todd Lieberman, p.g.a. with Jeffrey Silver, Thomas Schumacher and Don Hahn serving as executive producers. Alan Menken, who won two Academy Awards® (Best Original Score and Best Song) for the animated film, provides the score, which includes new recordings of the original songs written by Menken and Howard Ashman, as well as three new songs written by Menken and Tim Rice. “Beauty and the Beast” was released in U.S. theaters on March 17, 2017.

All Contacts:

Mary Ellen Keating
Senior Vice President
Corporate Communication
(212) 633-3323
mkeating@bn.com

Alan McNamara
Senior Director
Corporate Communications
(212) 633-3379
amcnamara@bn.com

Source: Barnes & Noble, Inc.

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Diebold Nixdorf partners with Swedish software company Datema Retail for mobile self-scanning solutions

UTRECHT, Netherlands and SOLNA, Sweden, 2017-Mar-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE: DBD) has formed a strategic partnership with Swedish software company Datema Retail for mobile self-scanning solutions as part of its strategy to drive connected commerce in the retail market. With the mobile self-scanning solutions of Datema Retail, Diebold Nixdorf is adding a key component to its TPiSHOP self-scanning software solution that enables an enhanced personalized shopping experience. The mobile self-scanning software can be easily integrated into the point-of-sale (POS) and back-end components of Diebold Nixdorf’s TP Application Suite as well as into retailers’ customer loyalty programs running on Diebold Nixdorf’s software platform.

Datema Retail´s solution offers consumers multiple benefits that will enhance the shopping experience and make it more personal. An example is the ability to retrieve the customer’s pre-made shopping lists from the retailer’s e-commerce system when arriving to the store, prioritized in the correct shopping order. With a smartphone or hand-held scanner provided by the retailer, the consumer can receive loyalty promotions, information about scanned items, be guided and interact while they walk through the store and scan products themselves. At checkout, all they need to do is pay.

For retailers, the benefits are in-depth information about customers’ shopping behavior, more input into customer loyalty programs and greater flexibility to deploy staff.

“This partnership gives us an opportunity to expand our self-scanning portfolio to include a proven solution that both retailers and consumers accept. We can now offer the extremely popular option to customers worldwide,” said Thomas Fell, Diebold Nixdorf senior vice president, retail. “Our primary goal is to provide the most innovative technologies to our retail customers as we continue to accelerate the growth of our retail business globally and shape the future of consumer transactions.”

Datema Retail has been operating in Scandinavia for more than 30 years. Its mobile self-scanning solution is deployed by several leading retailers in the Nordic region. The international cooperation will help Datema Retail expand its market presence. “We look forward to working with Diebold Nixdorf, a prestigious global partner. Together, we will help retailers enhance the consumer experience,” said Mikis Samaras, head of international sales, Datema.

About Datema Retail
Datema Retail develops software for mobile scanning and cross-channel services like Click & Collect. The company draws on more than 30 years of experience in providing solutions that increase customer loyalty and improve customer service. Headquartered in Solna, Sweden, Datema Retail is part of the Datema Group, a company that has installed mobility, ERP, integration and similar solutions for over 600 large companies around the globe.

About Diebold Nixdorf
Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated (NYSE: DBD) is a world leader in enabling connected commerce for millions of consumers each day across the financial and retail industries. Its software-defined solutions bridge the physical and digital worlds of cash and consumer transactions conveniently, securely and efficiently. As an innovation partner for nearly all of the world’s top 100 financial institutions and a majority of the top 25 global retailers, Diebold Nixdorf delivers unparalleled services and technology that are essential to evolve in an ‘always on’ and changing consumer landscape.

Diebold Nixdorf has a presence in more than 130 countries with approximately 25,000 employees worldwide. The organization maintains corporate offices in North Canton, Ohio, USA and Paderborn, Germany. Shares are traded on the New York and Frankfurt Stock Exchanges under the symbol ‘DBD’. Visit www.DieboldNixdorf.com for more information.

Media Relations:
Ulrich Nolte
+49-5251-6935211
ulrich.nolte@dieboldnixdorf.com

Investor Relations:
Steve Virostek
+1-330-490-6319
steve.virostek@dieboldnixdorf.com

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Dunkin’ Donuts unveils refreshing beverage lineup for spring and summer

Dunkin’ Donuts unveils refreshing beverage lineup for spring and summer

 

  • Spring brings sweet and satisfying Coconut Crème Pie and Butter Pecan flavored coffees, introduction of Fruited Iced Teas and more
  • Dunkin’ offers two tasty new donuts for a perfect pairing with the brand’s beverages

CANTON, MA, 2017-Mar-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Dunkin’ Donuts is readying for warmer weather with the reveal of a refreshing beverage lineup for spring and summer, led by new Coconut Crème Pie flavored iced coffee, the return of Butter Pecan flavored iced coffee, and the nationwide launch of Fruited Iced Teas. Dunkin’ Donuts also has two new delicious donuts designed specifically to feature ideal flavors for pairing with the brand’s coffee beverages. And, for breakfast lovers, Dunkin’ Donuts is unveiling a pretzel croissant as part of its new Pretzel Croissant Breakfast Sandwich.

Available at participating Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants nationwide beginning Monday, March 27, the brand’s spring beverage menu includes:

  • Dunkin’ Donuts’ new Coconut Crème Pie flavored iced coffee offers a creamy combo of vanilla, coconut and sweet pie crust flavors. Returning fan favorite Butter Pecan flavored iced coffee features indulgent butter roasted pecan and sweet cream flavors. Both can be enjoyed hot or iced and in any coffee, latte or macchiato.
  • For a perfect beverage that balances refreshment and sweetness, Dunkin’ Donuts is introducing Fruited Iced Teas nationwide. Featuring freshly-brewed Black tea or 30% Rainforest Alliance Certified Green Tea mixed with real fruit juice and topped with real pieces of fruit, Fruited Iced Teas are available in two flavors, Mango Pineapple and Blackberry.
  • Hot winter beverages will turn to frozen, including Original Hot Chocolate, Dunkaccino, Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate and Mint Hot Chocolate at participating Dunkin’ Donuts locations throughout the country.

Just as specific wines pair well with cheese, certain donut flavors offer an excellent complement to coffee. Dunkin’ Donuts’ culinary team has created two new donuts designed to feature ideal flavors to pair with the brand’s coffee beverages. Flavor combinations, which will be featured by the culinary experts throughout the year, are intentionally designed to elevate guests’ overall taste and flavor experience in both the donuts and the coffee.

  • The new Chocolate Pretzel Donut, to be paired with the Butter Pecan Coffee, is a glazed chocolate cake donut topped with sweet caramel icing drizzle and salty crushed pretzels. The salty pretzel topping and sweet notes of chocolate and caramel provide the ideal balance to the sweet, creamy, toasted nut flavor of the Butter Pecan Coffee.
  • The new Peanut Butter Delight Croissant Donut, to be paired with Cold Brew Coffee, features a glazed croissant donut filled with peanut butter buttercreme and topped with a chocolate icing drizzle. The creamy peanut butter and chocolate icing elevate the subtle chocolate notes in Dunkin’ Donuts’ Cold Brew Coffee.

Also returning is the Spring Flowers Donut, a yeast ring donut frosted with light green icing and topped with flower sprinkles.

Dunkin’ Donuts is serving up a satisfying new breakfast option as well, introducing the new Pretzel Croissant Breakfast Sandwich. The sandwich features Cherrywood Smoked Bacon, egg and Wisconsin Aged White Cheddar Cheese, served on a new pretzel croissant that brings together the flaky, buttery goodness of a croissant with the salty deliciousness of a pretzel. The Pretzel Croissant Breakfast Sandwich can be enjoyed with a Dunkin’ Donuts hot coffee.

Finally, to kick off the season of iced coffee, Dunkin’ Donuts will offer its first-ever national Snapchat filter on March 30. To make it sweeter, the filter will feature four different themes based on time of day. Users will be able to get a different filter when they wake up, mid-morning, afternoon and evening. The Dunkin’ Donuts iced coffee Snapchat filter will be available one day only, on March 30, for all users throughout the country.

To learn more about Dunkin’ Donuts, visit www.DunkinDonuts.com, or subscribe to the Dunkin’ Donuts blog to receive notifications at https://news.dunkindonuts.com/blog.

About Dunkin’ Donuts

Founded in 1950, Dunkin’ Donuts is America’s favorite all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods. Dunkin’ Donuts is a market leader in the hot regular/decaf/flavored coffee, iced coffee, donut, bagel and muffin categories. Dunkin’ Donuts has earned a No. 1 ranking for customer loyalty in the coffee category by Brand Keys for 11 years running. The company has more than 12,200 restaurants in 45 countries worldwide. Based in Canton, Mass., Dunkin’ Donuts is part of the Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DNKN) family of companies. For more information, visit www.DunkinDonuts.com.

MEDIA CONTACT:

Lindsay Cronin
Phone: 781-737-5200
Email: lindsay.cronin@dunkinbrands.com

Source: Dunkin Donuts

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Baskin-Robbins to develop three new ice cream shops in Santa Monica and Beverly Hills with new franchisee Sharooz Setareh

Largest Chain of Ice Cream Specialty Shops Hosts Franchising Seminars in Vista on Sept. 13 and Long Beach on Sept. 15 to Fuel Southern California Growth

CANTON, MA, 2017-Mar-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Baskin-Robbins, the world’s largest chain of ice cream specialty shops, announced today the signing of a multi-unit store development agreement with new franchisee Sharooz Setareh to develop three new ice cream shops in Santa Monica and Beverly Hills over the next few years. Currently, there are more than 460 Baskin-Robbins shops located throughout California and growing the brand here remains a priority for the company in 2016.

As a long-time Los Angeles resident, Sharooz brings a wealth of business management experience to Baskin-Robbins, having owned a beauty supply chain and clothing manufacturing company, which he still operates today. The first shop under this agreement opened in Santa Monica earlier this year. He plans on opening his second Baskin-Robbins shop in 2017, with the third location following in 2018.

“I’ve always wanted to be in the business of making people happy. I grew up enjoying Baskin-Robbins ice cream and never left without a smile on my face,” said Sharooz Setareh, Baskin-Robbins franchisee. “When I was ready to add another brand to my portfolio, I looked for one that would allow me to bring that same smile to my customers. I learned about Baskin-Robbins’ franchise opportunities from an old friend and multi-unit franchisee with the brand. I immediately signed on to develop three Baskin-Robbins shops and look forward to growing the brand throughout Los Angeles.”

To fuel additional growth, Baskin-Robbins continues to offer simplified, turnkey development opportunities to prospective franchising candidates. The company has sold two of these ready-to-operate shops so far this year in California and has another turnkey opportunity available now in Vista. By purchasing a ready-to-operate shop like these, franchisees avoid the site selection and development phase, which is just one of the many benefits of this development strategy.

The first turnkey shop in Porterville was sold to existing franchisee franchisee Harpreet Gill and opened earlier this summer. The second shop in Imperial Beach was sold to new franchisee Alejandro Kochergan and is planned to open early next year.

“Our secret to continued growth includes passionate franchisees who provide a high-level of customer service to our guests every day, and we are thrilled Sharooz, Harpreet and Alejandro will be expanding our brand in Southern California,” said Grant Benson, CFE, vice president of global franchising and business development, Dunkin’ Brands. “As we continue to foster and grow our relationship with California ice cream lovers, we’re looking for motivated entrepreneurs who have a passion for their local communities to join our team and take advantage of the brand’s ownership opportunities and financial incentives, which include 50 percent off the initial franchise fee and free royalty for the store’s first year.”

In an effort to recruit motivated entrepreneurs to become franchisees with Baskin-Robbins, the brand will hold two seminars in September for prospective candidates: Firstly, a seminar in Vista to meet the Baskin-Robbins Business Development team and learn more about what it takes to own and operate a turnkey ice cream shop and, secondly, a seminar in Long Beach for candidates to hear more about traditional franchising opportunities.

Vista Franchising Seminar

What: Learn more about owning and operating a Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop in the Vista area

When: Tuesday, September 13 at 6 p.m.

Where: Hyatt Place 2645 S Melrose Dr., Vista

Register: http://opportunities.dunkinfranchising.com/baskinrobbinsvista/

Long Beach Franchising Seminar

What: Learn more about Baskin-Robbins franchising opportunities in the Long Beach area

When: Thursday, September 15 at 6 p.m.

Where: Sheraton Cerritos Hotel 12725 Center Ct Dr. S, Cerritos

Register: http://opportunities.dunkinfranchising.com/longbeach/

Baskin-Robbins combines delicious treats with a simple operating model. Franchisees enjoy convenient hours of operation, minimal equipment and little product waste. They also benefit from award-winning training programs and comprehensive operating systems designed to help build their business.

For additional information on ownership opportunities, contact Baskin-Robbins Business Development Manager, Dick Austin at franchiseinfo@baskinrobbins.com or 781-737-5530.

About Baskin-Robbins

Named the top ice cream and frozen dessert franchise in the United States by Entrepreneur magazine’s annual Franchise 500® ranking in 2015, Baskin-Robbins is the world’s largest chain of ice cream specialty shops. Baskin-Robbins creates and markets innovative, premium hard scoop ice cream and soft serve, custom ice cream cakes and a full range of beverages, providing quality and value to consumers at more than 7,700 retail shops in nearly 50 countries. Baskin-Robbins was founded in 1945 by two ice cream enthusiasts whose passion led to the creation of more than 1,300 ice cream flavors and a wide variety of delicious treats. Headquartered in Canton, Mass., Baskin-Robbins is part of the Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DNKN) family of companies. For further information, visit www.BaskinRobbins.com

MEDIA CONTACT:

Rachel Tabacnic
Phone: (954) 893-9150
Email: rtabacnic@fish-consulting.com

Source: Baskin-Robbins

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Lucerne Cantonal Bank introduces NCR SelfServ™ 84 terminals in Switzerland

Lucerne Cantonal Bank is the first to reap the benefits of the latest NCR product family

Zurich, Switzerland, 2017-Mar-24 — /EPR Retail News/ —  NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a global leader in omni-channel solutions, and the Lucerne Cantonal Bank are making the future of banking tangible and real with the introduction of the first NCR SelfServ™ 84 terminals in Switzerland. The new multifunctional ATMs will go live on March 28 in one of the cantonal bank’s branches and will provide customers innovative banking technologies. With the introduction of the newest NCR ATM family, the bank prepares for the potential that the infrastructure project of SIX and the Swiss banks to harmonize the ATM software across all banks, called ATMfutura, will offer.

The new multifunctional ATMs represent a breakthrough in the history of ATMs. A large, 19-inch multi-touch display drives tablet-like interactions, where consumers can swipe, pinch and zoom their way quickly through transactions. The large display is an improvement for elderly users compared to today’s small monitors. Apart from the ease of use, NCR’s new ATM family focuses on security: The recessed keyboard provides a natural PIN protection while a picture-in-picture camera shows what’s happening behind the user to prevent shoulder surfing. But Lucerne Cantonal Bank chose the systems with an eye to the future.

“When it became clear that ATMfutura would go live in Switzerland in 2018, we decided to modernize our self-service offering to prepare for the new functionalities at an early stage,” explained Daniel von Arx, spokesperson of Lucerne Cantonal Bank. “Our customers can now become familiar with the new systems and will be able to reap the full benefits of the new innovative services from 2018 onwards.”

With the launch of ATMfutura, ATM infrastructure in Switzerland will support a variety of new functions that bring the ATM into the 21st century. In future withdrawals can be pre-staged on the banking app. The user receives a QR code and only has to hold the smartphone near the reader and the transaction is processed within seconds.

Video banking features will also become available and enable end users to open an account directly on the ATM as they can authenticate through the video channel and sign the forms on the touch screen using a finger as a pen.

“Financial institutions have to adapt to the digital lifestyle of their customers,” said Paul Thuer, Country Manager NCR Switzerland. “Branch concepts need to embrace latest consumer technologies to be successful in the 21st century. We see an increasing trend among Swiss banks to invest in new technology that deliver the innovative omni-channel experiences that customers demand.”

About Lucerne Cantonal Bank
Founded in 1850, Lucerne Cantonal Bank AG (www.lukb.ch) is the leading bank in the canton of Lucerne. With around 1,000 employees and26 branches it is one of the largest Swiss cantonal banks. Its core business areas are real estate financing, corporate finance and private banking. Customer proximity and performance are the hallmarks of LUKB and make it the bank of choice for customers, employees, and shareholders in the region.

About NCR
NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) is a leader in omni-channel solutions, turning everyday interactions with businesses into exceptional experiences. With its software, hardware, and portfolio of services, NCR enables more than 550 million transactions daily across retail, financial, travel, hospitality, telecom and technology, and small business. NCR solutions run the everyday transactions that make your life easier.

NCR is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia with over 30,000 employees and does business in 180 countries. NCR is a trademark of NCR Corporation in the United States and other countries.

Web sites: www.ncr.com
Twitter: @NCRCorporation
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ncrcorp
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/ncr-corporation
YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/ncrcorporation

News Media Contact:
Ortrud Wenzel
NCR Corporation
+49 821 405 8191
ortrud.wenzel@ncr.com

Source: NCR Corporation

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USDA FSIS announces steps to keep the food supply safe in light of the recent investigations of Brazil’s meat industry

WASHINGTON, 2017-Mar-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (March 22, 2017), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced additional steps to keep the food supply safe for American families in light of the recent investigations of Brazil’s meat industry.

While none of the slaughter or processing facilities implicated in the Brazilian scandal have shipped meat products to the United States, FSIS immediately instituted additional pathogen testing of all shipments of raw beef and ready-to-eat products from Brazil upon hearing reports of the Brazilian investigation.  FSIS has also increased its examination of all these products at ports-of-entry across the country.  The agency will indefinitely maintain its 100% re-inspection and pathogen testing of all lots of FSIS-regulated products imported from Brazil.

“Keeping food safe for American families is our top priority,” said Mike Young, Acting Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.  “FSIS has strengthened the existing safeguards that protect the American food supply as a precaution and is monitoring the Brazilian government’s investigation closely.”

The FSIS import inspection system (including equivalence determinations, in-country audits, and re-inspection processes) is designed to ensure that imported meat, poultry, and processed egg products are safe and wholesome. FSIS works closely with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to ensure that these products are safe before they enter the country.

“FSIS will take any additional actions necessary to protect public health,” said Al Almanza, Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety. “It is our mission to keep the food on American dinner tables safe.”

Although none of the establishments implicated in the Brazil scandal have shipped meat products to the United States, effective March 18, FSIS instituted 100% point-of-entry re-inspection of all Brazilian beef imported into the United States, including conducting product examination on 100% of the lots. This re-inspection includes 100% testing of beef trimmings from Brazil for Salmonella, E. coli O157:H7, and non-O157 shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STEC). The 100% re-inspection also includes 100% testing of ready-to-eat products from Brazil for Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes. FSIS will take immediate action to refuse entry of product into the United States if there are findings of food safety concern.

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Contact:

USDA Office of Communications
press@oc.usda.gov
(202) 720-4623

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USDA FSIS: J & Y Dasung, Inc. recallS frozen pork dumpling products produced without the benefit of federal inspection

WASHINGTON, 2017-Mar-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — J & Y Dasung, Inc., a Los Angeles retail firm conducting business as Som See Neh, is recalling approximately 178,335 pounds of frozen pork dumpling products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today (Mar 21, 2017).

The frozen pork dumplings items were produced from Jan. 2015 through March 2017. The following products are subject to recall: 

  • Boxes containing 12 3-lb. plastic bags of “SOM SEE NEH Vegetable Meat Dumpling” with “Shelf Life: Frozen with 16months” and case code 96859-08224.
  • Boxes containing 12 3-lb. plastic bags of “SOM SEE NEH KIMCHI Dumplings” with “Shelf Life: Frozen with 16months” and case code 96859-08223.

The products subject to recall do not bear the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to retail locations in Southern California.

The problem was discovered on March 14, 2017 when an Office of Investigations, Enforcement, and Audit (OIEA) officer discovered the products in commerce, during routine surveillance activity at a retail store in California.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about a reaction should contact a healthcare provider.

Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website at www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls.

Members of the media and consumers with questions about the recall can contact J & Y Dasung, Inc. at (323) 373-0650 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. PST, Monday through Saturday.

Consumers with food safety questions can “Ask Karen,” the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov or via smartphone at m.askkaren.gov. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day. The online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/reportproblem.

USDA Recall Classifications
Class I This is a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death.
Class II This is a health hazard situation where there is a remote probability of adverse health consequences from the use of the product.
Class III This is a situation where the use of the product will not cause adverse health consequences.

Contact:

Congressional and Public Affairs
Maria Machuca
(202) 720-9113
Press@fsis.usda.gov

Source: USDA

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Whiskey Hill Smokehouse LLC. recalls beef, venison and ostrich jerky products due to undeclared allergens

WASHINGTON, 2017-Mar-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Whiskey Hill Smokehouse LLC., a Hubbard, Ore. establishment, is recalling approximately 22,466 pounds of beef, venison and ostrich jerky products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today (Mar 22, 2017). The products contain soy, a known allergen, which is not declared on the product label.

The heat-treated, shelf stable beef, venison and ostrich jerky items were produced and packaged on various dates from March 3, 2016 through March 10, 2017. The following products are subject to recall: 

  • 3.2-oz plastic packages containing “Bakke Brothers Brand HONEY GLAZED BEEF JERKY” with “Lot Number” and “Best by” dates of:
    • 069161 and best by date 3/11/17
    • 127161 and best by date 5/10/17
    • 194161 and best by date 7/14/17
    • 228161 and best by date 8/17/17
    • 264161 and best by date 9/22/17
    • 293161 and best by date 10/21/17
    • 341161 and best by date10/21/17
    • 362161 and best by date 12/29/17
  • 3.2-oz plastic packages containing “Bakke Brothers Brand CHILI ‘LICIOUS BEEF JERKY” with “Lot Number” and “Best by” dates of:
    • 104163 and best by date 4/15/17
    • 010171 and best by date 1/12/18
  • 3.2-oz and 7-oz plastic packages containing “Bakke Brothers Brand SCORPION PEPPERED BEEF JERKY” with “Lot Number” and “Best by” dates of:
    • 068163 and best by date 3/10/17
    • 076161 and best by date 3/18/17
    • 106162 and best by date 4/19/17
    • 172161 and best by date 6/22/17
    • 207161 and best by date 7/27/17
    • 221161 and best by date 8/10/17
    • 271164 and best by date 9/29/17
    • 309162 and best by date 11/8/17
    • 348163 and best by date 12/15/17
    • 038172 and best by date 2/9/18
    • 048171 and best by date 2/22/18
  • 3.2-oz and 7-oz plastic packages containing “Bakke Brothers Brand CAROLINA REAPER PEPPERED BEEF JERKY” with “Lot Number” and “Best by” dates of:
    • 068164 and best by date 3/10/17
    • 076162 and best by date 3/18/17
    • 106163 and best by date 4/19/17
    • 131161 and best by date 5/12/17
    • 172162 and best by date 6/22/17
    • 197162 and best by date 7/20/17
    • 207162 and best by date 7/1/17
    • 244161 and best by date 9/2/17
    • 258161 and best by date 9/10/17
    • 265162 and best by date 9/23/17
    • 289162 and best by date 10/18/17
    • 309163 and best by date 11/8/17
    • 335162  and best by date 12/2/17
    • 010172 and best by date 1/12/18
    • 037172 and best by date 2/8/18
    • 048172 and best by date 2/22/18
  • 3.5-oz plastic packages containing “PAINTED HILLS GRASS-FED BEEF JERKY Sweet Honeycomb” with “Lot Number” and “Best by” dates of:
    • 349161 and best by date 2/16/18
    • 305161 and best by date 11/3/17
  • 3.2-oz plastic packages containing “Mt. Shadow Foods, LLC Peppered Beef Jerky” with “Lot Number” and “Best by” dates of:
    • 046171 and best by date 2/17/18
  • 3.2-oz plastic packages containing “Mt. Shadow Foods, LLC Honey Jalapeño Beef Jerky” with “Lot Number” and “Best by” dates of:
    • 046172 and best by date 2/17/18
  • 3.0-oz plastic packages containing “WHISKEY HILL SMOKEHOUSE TROPHY SERIES OSTRICH JERKY” with “Lot Number” and “Best by” dates of:
    • 271161 and best by date 9/29/17
  • 3.0-oz plastic packages containing “MAUINUI VENISON GOURMET JERKY” with “Lot Number” and “Best by” dates of:
    • 084161 and best by date 3/28/17
    • 204161 and best by date 7/26/17
    • 267161 and best by date 9/28/17
    • 282161 and best by date 10/12/17
    • 344161 and best by date 12/13/17
    • 009171 and best by date 1/11/18
  • 8-oz and 4-oz plastic packages containing “The Jerky Hut PEPPERED GOLDEN NUGGETS BEEF JERKY” with “Lot Number” and “Best by” dates of:
    • 088162 and best by date 3/30/17
    • 133161 and best by date 5/16/17
    • 181161 and best by date 7/1/17
    • 229161 and best by date 8/18/17
    • 320162 and best by date 11/17/17
    • 342161 and best by date 12/8/17
    • 004171 and best by date 1/6/18
    • 067172 and best by date 3/10/18
  • 4-oz and 8-oz plastic packages containing “HOT The Jerky Hut GOLDEN NUGGETS Sweet & Tender BEEF JERKY” with “Lot Number” and “Best by” dates of:
    • 062161 and best by date 3/4/17
    • 078162 and best by date 3/22/17
    • 096161 and best by date 4/7/17
    • 111162 and best by date 4/22/17
    • 133162 and best by date 5/16/17
    • 153162 and best by date 6/3/17
    • 211162 and best by date 8/2/17
    • 229162 and best by date 8/18/17
    • 253162 and best by date 9/13/17
    • 263162 and best by date 9/21/17
    • 289164 and best by date 10/18/17
    • 313161 and best by date 11/10/17
    • 333162 and best by date 11/30/17
    • 347161 and best by date 12/14/17
    • 004171 and best by date 1/6/18
    • 033171 and best by date 2/7/18
    • 040171 and best by date 2/13/18
    • 058172 and best by date 3/1/18
  • 3.2-oz plastic packages containing “Bakke Brothers Brand HONEY JALAPEÑO BEEF JERKY” with “Lot Number” and “Best by” dates of:
    • 104162 and best by date 4/15/17
    • 144163 and best by date 5/25/17
    • 159163 and best by date 6/9/17
    • 176162 and best by date 8/5/17
    • 216163 and best by date 6/9/17
    • 228163 and best by date 8/17/17
    • 264162 and best by date 9/22/17
    • 293162 and best by date 10/21/17
    • 319161 and best by date 11/6/17
    • 362163 and best by date 12/29/17
    • 024172 and best by date 1/26/18
  • 3.2-oz plastic packages containing “Bakke Brothers Brand PEPPERED BEEF JERKY” with “Lot Number” and “Best by” dates of:
    • 104161 and best by date 4/15/17
    • 159161 and best by date 6/9/17
    • 194162 and best by date 7/14/17
    • 216172 and best by date 8/5/17
    • 271162 and best by date 9/29/17
    • 341162 and best by date 12/8/17
    • 362162 and best by date 12/29/17
  • 3.2-oz plastic packages containing “Bakke Brothers Brand GHOST PEPPERED BEEF JERKY” with “Lot Number” and “Best by” dates of:
    • 106161 and best by date 4/19/17
    • 197161 and best by date 7/20/17
    • 235162 and best by date 8/24/17
    • 271163 and best by date 9/29/17
    • 348162 and best by date 12/15/17
    • 038171 and best by date 2/9/18
  • 3.2-oz plastic packages containing “Bakke Brothers Brand GARLIC LOVERS BEEF JERKY” with “Lot Number” and “Best by” dates of:
    • 095163 and best by date 4/6/17
    • 141163 and best by date 5/25/17
    • 176161 and best by date 6/28/17
    • 202161 and best by date 7/20/17
    • 223163 and best by date 8/12/17
    • 236162 and best by date 8/25/17
    • 319161 and best by date 11/16/17
    • 365161 and best by date 1/4/18
    • 052171 and best by date 2/23/18
  • 4-oz and 8-oz plastic packages containing “The Jerky Hut SWEET WITH HABANERO BEEF JERKY” with “Lot Number” and “Best by” dates of:
    • 078163 and best by date 3/22/17
    • 124162 and best by date 5/5/17
    • 181162 and best by date 7/1/17
    • 229163 and best by date 8/18/17
    • 294163 and best by date 10/22/17
    • 320163 and best by date 11/17/17
    • 004173 and best by date 1/6/18
  • 4-oz and 8-oz plastic packages containing “The Jerky Hut GOLDEN NUGGETS Sweet & Tender BEEF JERKY” with “Lot Number” and “Best by” dates of:
    • 062161 and best by date 3/4/17
    • 078161 and best by date 3/22/17
    • 088161 and best by date 3/30/17
    • 111161 and best by date 4/22/17
    • 124161 and best by date 5/5/17
    • 153161 and best by date 6/3/17
    • 169161 and best by date 6/21/17
    • 211161 and best by date 8/2/17
    • 217161 and best by date 8/8/17
    • 253161 and best by date 9/13/17
    • 263161 and best by date 9/21/17
    • 273161 and best by date 10/3/17
    • 295161 and best by date 10/26/17
    • 320161 and best by date 11/17/17
    • 333161 and best by date 11/30/17
    • 343161 and best by date 12/12/17
    • 363161 and best by date 12/30/17
    • 034171 and best by date 2/7/18
    • 039171 and best by date 2/13/18
    • 058171 and best by date 3/1/18
    • 067171 and best by date 3/10/18

The products subject to recall bear establishment number “EST. 4993 or P-4993” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped nationwide including distribution through wholesale and internet/catalog sales.

The problem was discovered by FSIS inspection personnel conducting label review verification activities on March 17, 2017.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider.

Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers.

Members of the media and consumers with questions about the recall can contact Jerry Bowman, owner, at (503) 981-2915.

Consumers with food safety questions can “Ask Karen,” the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov or via smartphone at m.askkaren.gov. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day. The online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/reportproblem.

USDA Recall Classifications
Class I This is a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death.
Class II This is a health hazard situation where there is a remote probability of adverse health consequences from the use of the product.
Class III This is a situation where the use of the product will not cause adverse health consequences.

Contact:

Congressional and Public Affairs
Maria Machuca
(202) 720-9113
Press@fsis.usda.gov

Source: USDA

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Speedo USA and Life Time revolutionize water fitness with the launch of ‘WTRX’ class

Speedo USA and Life Time revolutionize water fitness with the launch of ‘WTRX’ class

 

‘WTRX’ class to launch exclusively at more than 40 Life Time destinations by April as part of multi-year partnership

LOS ANGELES, 2017-Mar-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — The “WTRX” (Water Xtreme) class, designed in partnership with Speedo USA, a division of PVH Corp. (NYSE:PVH), and Healthy Way of Life Company, Life Time®, is changing the perception of the “aqua” class by combining the intensity and camaraderie of the ultimate boot camp with effective, lower impact water movements. “WTRX” will launch at more than 40 select Life Time destinations by April 1 and grow to more than 85 locations by the end of 2017 as part of the exclusive partnership. Each class will be taught by certified instructors, outfitted in Speedo apparel and footwear, and feature newly developed Speedo aquatic training aids, including the “Push Plate” and “Wake” water shoe.

“We are excited about our Life Time partnership and the opportunity it represents for our brand,” says John Graham, President of Speedo USA. “Traditional lap swimming continues to be a great full-body workout but we know the power of aquatic training goes beyond horizontal swimming and look forward to introducing Life Time’s members to this full-body training experience.”

“WTRX” revolutionizes water fitness by harnessing and amplifying the training benefits of water. The new class complements land-based routines and allows for customization based on fitness goals, including Power, Endurance and Recovery, and serves as an extension of the Speedo USA’s science-based, total body aquatic training program, Speedo Fit, created by Speedo USA in partnership with EXOS.

“At Life Time, we’re committed to providing our members with the most innovative, effective and entertaining work out programs,” says John Reilly, President, Fitness and Nutrition Division, Life Time Fitness. “We believe ‘WTRX,’ which we’ve created with Speedo USA, will quickly become a favorite and change the way our members view and think about aqua training as part of their healthy way of life.”

In addition to partnering on the design of the “WTRX” class, Speedo will become the Official Aqua Training Partner, and the exclusive Aquatic Outfitter and Aquatic Fitness Equipment Provider, for Life Time’s more than 120 destinations across the United States and Canada. As the official apparel outfitter, Speedo products will be sold at Life Time’s Pro Shops and online retail store, shop.lifetimefitness.com. Featured products will include elite, performance, fitness and recreational swim apparel as well as goggles, caps and training aids. Speedo will also be the Title Sponsor of the Life Time Tri Series, the nation’s premier triathlon series, with iconic events such as the New York City Triathlon, Chicago Triathlon and South Beach Triathlon.

To see if “WTRX” is offered at your local Life Time, visit www.LifeTimeFitness.com.

About Speedo

Speedo is the world’s leading swimwear brand. The teams at Speedo are passionate about life in and around the water, creating revolutionary new technologies, designs and innovations, and supporting swimming from the grassroots to the elite level. In the 1920’s Speedo made history with the Racerback, the world’s first non-wool suit. In 2008, Speedo redefined swimwear again with Fastskin LZR RACER, one of the fastest and most technologically advanced swimsuits ever created; 2011 saw Speedo unveil another world first with the Fastskin Racing System – a cap, goggle and suit designed to work together as one. Speedo is owned by Speedo Holdings B.V. and distributed in over 170 countries around the world; in North America and the Caribbean, Speedo is licensed exclusively to Warnaco Swimwear Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PVH Corp. To find out more, visit www.speedousa.com.

About PVH Corp.

With a history going back over 135 years, PVH has excelled at growing brands and businesses with rich American heritages, becoming one of the largest apparel companies in the world. We have over 30,000 associates operating in over 40 countries and over $8 billion in annual revenues. We own the iconic CALVIN KLEIN, Tommy Hilfiger, Van Heusen, IZOD, ARROW, Speedo*, Warner’s and Olga brands, and market a variety of goods under these and other nationally and internationally known owned and licensed brands.

*The Speedo brand is licensed for North America and the Caribbean in perpetuity from Speedo International, Ltd.

About Life Time®

Life Time® is a privately held, comprehensive health and lifestyle company that offers a personalized and scientific approach to long-term health and wellness. Through its portfolio of distinctive resort-like destinations, athletic events and corporate health services, the Healthy Way of Life Company helps members achieve their goals everyday with the support of a team of dedicated professionals and an array of proprietary health assessments. As of March 2017 the company operates 122 centers in 26 states and 35 major markets under the LIFE TIME FITNESS® and LIFE TIME ATHLETIC® brands in the United States and Canada.

Contact:

United Entertainment Group
Mack Baker
917.595.3165
Mack.Baker@uegworldwide.com

Life Time Fitness
Amy Williams
952.229.7721
AWilliams2@lifetimefitness.com

Source: PVH Corp.

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PVH Corps announces the appointment of Amy McPherson to its Board of Director

NEW YORK, 2017-Mar-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — PVH Corp. [NYSE: PVH] announced today (Mar. 22, 2017) that Amy McPherson was appointed to its Board of Directors. Ms. McPherson will serve on the Board’s Audit Committee. The appointment is effective April 25, 2017, the date of the Board’s and Committee’s next scheduled meetings. The number of directors constituting the full Board was increased to 12 in connection with this appointment. Ms. McPherson will be eligible to stand for reelection at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Ms. McPherson has been the President and Managing Director, Europe for Marriott International, Inc., a global lodging company, since 1999. Ms. McPherson has served in various positions of increasing responsibility during her over 30 year career at Marriott.

About PVH Corp.

With a history going back over 135 years, PVH has excelled at growing brands and businesses with rich American heritages, becoming one of the largest apparel companies in the world. We have over 30,000 associates operating in over 40 countries and over $8 billion in annual revenues. We own the iconic CALVIN KLEIN, Tommy Hilfiger, Van Heusen, IZOD,ARROW, Speedo*, Warner’s and Olga brands, and market a variety of goods under these and other nationally and internationally known owned and licensed brands.

*The Speedo brand is licensed for North America and the Caribbean in perpetuity from Speedo International, Ltd.

Contact:
Dana Perlman
212-381-3502
Treasurer and Senior Vice President, Business Development and Investor Relations
investorrelations@pvh.com

Source: PVH Corp.